PhD / Doctorate •

Degree

PhD / Dr phil

Teaching language

• German
• English

Languages

Courses and workshops are held in German (approx. 25%) and English (approx. 75%).

Programme duration

7 semesters

Beginning

Summer semester

Application deadline

November/December (for exact dates check our website: https://www.gsoses-ur.de/ )

Tuition fees per semester in EUR

None

Combined Master's degree / PhD programme

No

Joint degree / double degree programme

No

Description/content

The main area of our studies is the past and present of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Particular emphasis is placed on the period since 1800 and the fundamental transformations that followed, which still influence the present in many ways. Therefore, in our graduate school, historians, art historians, philologists, and social scientists work closely together.

We are interested in the specific characteristics of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, in the particularities of the countries, the societies, and the cultures of this region. In addition, we study the entanglements with other parts of the world. Pursuing the idea of integrated area studies, we collaborate with related disciplines (e.g., American, West European, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, and Ottoman studies). We support the claim that Eastern and South-Eastern Europe cannot be understood in isolation but only within the context of its interrelations with other world regions.

Our research is interdisciplinary and focuses on three areas:

• basics and forms of social and political change
• cultural orders
• infrastructure, migration, and transfers of knowledge

Our courses give the doctoral students opportunities to enhance their theoretical and methodological knowledge, extend their research in their academic field and to exchange ideas with other academics. At the same time, the programme is designed to give enough time for individual, concentrated studies on the student's own dissertation project. Some of the general teaching events include theory and methodology seminars, colloquia and the summer school.

The study groups are central to our doctoral programme. Like the Graduate School itself, these groups are interdisciplinary and focused around particular themes.

We encourage international exchange. Our doctoral students may spend two semesters researching abroad. In turn, international Visiting Fellows come to Munich and Regensburg to make use of our extensive academic facilities and to engage in academic dialogue.

Alongside the academic qualification, we have created a mentoring programme and continuously organise career workshops to help our students with developing the necessary skills to build a successful career, whether in academe or beyond.

Course organisation

First and second semesters: theory and methods seminar, study group, colloquium, summer school

Third to sixth semester: study group, colloquium, (summer school)

Seventh semester: thesis completion

At all times: several non-mandatory courses and workshops

A Diploma supplement will be issued

No

International elements

• International guest lecturers
• Study trips
• Courses are led with foreign partners
• Projects with partners in Germany and abroad
• International comparisons and thematic reference to the international context
• Content-related regional focus

Teaching/work obligations or opportunities

There is a teaching obligation of one semester hour per week (i.e., two hours per week every second semester) for doctoral positions within the German public salary scheme TV-L.

No teaching is required by doctoral candidates who are scholarship holders.

Special promotion / funding of the programme

• Other (e.g. state level)

Course-specific, integrated German language courses

No

Course-specific, integrated English language courses

No

Tuition fees per semester in EUR

None

Semester contribution

Student service fee: approx. 180 EUR per semester (includes a public transport ticket valid for the entire semester)

Costs of living

You will need a minimum of about 900 EUR per month (including rent, food, clothing, insurance, books, and study materials).

Funding opportunities within the university

Yes

Description of the above-mentioned funding opportunities within the university

Doctoral positions (according to the German public salary scheme TV-L) and PhD scholarships as offered by the graduate school in the respective call

Academic admission requirements

Relevant Master's or equivalent degree with a very good overall grade

Research project proposal related to Eastern or South-Eastern Europe, to one of the graduate school's research areas, and to a discipline in which supervision can be offered

Language requirements

Applicants must be able to read and write German and English fluently and to communicate in an Eastern or South-Eastern European language (depending on the respective topic/object of research).

Application deadline

November/December (for exact dates check our website: https://www.gsoses-ur.de/ )

Submit application to

In case of an open call, please submit your application to [email protected] .

Possibility of finding part-time employment

Students from EU member states and Switzerland do not need a work permit. Students from non-EU states who are registered at a German university are allowed to work 120 days per year.
Please note that almost all employers require good German language skills.

Accommodation

The International Office will try to assist students in finding a room in a student dormitory or on the private market. The price for a room in a student dormitory ranges from approx. 250 EUR to approx. 350 EUR per month.
For more information about student housing, please contact [email protected] .

Structured research and supervision

Yes

Research training / discussion

Yes

Support for international students and doctoral candidates

• Welcome event
• Tutors
• Buddy programme
• Visa matters

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